Jan. 14, 2015

Conservative writer and talk-show host William F Buckley Jr was lifelong devotee of peanut butter, especially brand produced by Red Wing in Fredonia, NY; Red Wing factory is set to be closed by parent company ConAgra, though peanut butter produced with same recipe will be sold under labels like Wegmans, Price Chopper and Our Family. MORE

Sep. 26, 2012

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that 30 people in 19 states have fallen ill from salmonella poisoning, probably from tainted peanut butter; regulators point to Trader Joe's as likely source of outbreak; firm is recalling several brands of peanut butter due to potential contamination. MORE

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ConAgra Foods agreed to pay $11.2 million to settle a federal charge that the company shipped Peter Pan peanut butter tainted with salmonella, sickening more than 600 people and leading to a huge recall eight years ago.

October 24, 2012, Wednesday

Just as soon as we posted Dwight Garner's article on the pleasures of the peanut butter and pickle sandwich, our readers jumped in to share their favorite peanut butter combinations via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter.

November 2, 2011, Wednesday

New York Times reporters Michael Moss and Andrew Martin are investigating food-safety problems. If you have inside information or other tips for us, including cases of food-borne illness, please contact us through The Lede blog.